Contract Law
3rd Edition
Published on 15. July 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-0-19-886777-7 (ISBN)
Description
Students often find the complex and commercial nature of contract law a real challenge. Contract Law tackles this head-on with problem scenarios and illustrations that reinforce learning and bring the law to life. It equips students with comprehensive knowledge of contract law and gives them the opportunity to engage with the content at a much deeper level.
The clear structure and guiding narrative, married with rigorous academic analysis and examination of the law, provides unrivalled support to enable students to confidently navigate the complexities of contract law. Contract Law empowers students to understand, analyse, and critique the law, and to develop their ability to participate in academic debate with confidence and skill.
Digital formats and resources:
The third edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
-The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
- On the accompanying online resources students can find additional support for their studies, including podcasts and videos
The clear structure and guiding narrative, married with rigorous academic analysis and examination of the law, provides unrivalled support to enable students to confidently navigate the complexities of contract law. Contract Law empowers students to understand, analyse, and critique the law, and to develop their ability to participate in academic debate with confidence and skill.
Digital formats and resources:
The third edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
-The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
- On the accompanying online resources students can find additional support for their studies, including podcasts and videos
Reviews / Votes
Complex legal concepts are broken down, step-by-step, and applied regularly to real-world scenarios, enabling them to be easily understood and appreciated by students of any level. * Michael Lane, Visiting Lecturer; PhD Student, Birmingham City University * A unique, comprehensive and well-thought out textbook, with student learning in mind, written by a dedicated expert in the field. * Dr Sarah Morley, Lecturer, Newcastle University * This book is compulsively readable, well-explained, and excellent for students interested in the application of contract law to the real world. * Monica Chen, Student 2015-2018, University College London * A refreshingly innovative approach; it introduces genuinely life-like scenarios which capture the reader's attention and then unpacks and applies the relevant law in a way that enables a student to simultaneously develop both substantive subject knowledge and key legal skills. * Professor Alex Nicholson, Director of Student Education, School of Law, University of Leeds * A good read, with the perfect level of depth on the subject; I wish I had had this textbook when studying contract! * Kiran Arif, Student, University of Hertfordshire *More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 247 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-886777-7 (9780198867777)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
TT Arvind is Professor of Law and Head of Department at York Law School, University of York. His research focuses on the history and social context of private law and he has a strong interest in developing problem-based and experiential approaches to teaching and learning in law.
Content
1: Introduction Part I: Forming Contracts 2: Bargaining and agreeing: offer, acceptance, and formation 3: Consideration: the requirement of mutuality 4: Contracts and informal relations: the intention to create legal relations 5: Non-contractual promises: promissory and proprietary estoppel Part II: Keeping Contracts 6: Assembling the contract: representations, terms, and incorporation 7: Interpreting the terms: construction, rectification, and mutual mistake 8: Filling the gaps: implied terms 9: Flexible terms: uncertainty, vagueness, and incompleteness 10: Fundamental changes: frustration and common mistake Part III: Regulating Contracts 11: Untrue statements: misrepresentation and unilateral mistake 12: The limits of hard bargaining: duress and undue influence 13: Controlling contract terms: exclusion clauses, penalties, and consumer protection 14: Protecting the public interest: the doctrine of illegality Part IV: Enforcing Contracts 15: Breach of contract: repudiation and the right to terminate 16: Compensatory remedies: damages for breach of contract 17: Non-compensatory remedies: specific performance, debt, and restitution 18: Privity and third parties: protecting the rights of non-parties